Parade Update

I now have information about the 4th of July Parade:


2009 Limestone Heritage Festival Parade
Saturday, July 4th with flyover at 11:00 am

--We are Unit #6!!!!! (Yippee!!!)
--The parade line-up begins on the corner of 15th Street and M Street.
--Be there by 10:45 am.
--We will be a walking unit only!
--Wear red/white/blue.
--Make signs to carry.
--Invite your family and friends!
--Invite more family and friends!!

It is our honor and our duty to show our Support For Our Troops! We do this in many ways, but a very public way to show our support and share information about our organization is through our participation in the 4th of July Parade. Take an hour out of your busy 4th of July activities and participate, along with your all your family and friends, in this community show of support for our service members! Begin a family tradition--walk in the parade, cook out, play ladder golf and corn hole, participate in other LHF activities, watch fireworks, and never, ever forget it is because of our troops, past and present, that we have this opportunity to celebrate, and show our pride and appreciation!

**PLEASE plan to be there!!**
**WE NEED YOU!!!!!**

Weekly Updates

Happy Fathers' Day!!!!

Reminders

--Our weekly walk this week is scheduled for Monday at 7 pm at Greenhill Cemetery. Each week we will meet and walk in different locations throughout Lawrence County. I hope you will plan to join us!

--The Candlelight Ceremony, in conjunction with the Limestone Heritage Festival, is scheduled for Sunday, June 28th at 9 pm. Please plan to attend to honor our military--past and present. Let's show Lawrence County that we truly "support our troops"! We are honored to have, as our guest speaker this year--Deborah Wheelock. She and her son, Jordan, served in Iraq at the same time--how often do you think that happened?? You can show Deborah, and the many others who have served or are now serving, your appreciation by your attendance that evening!

--The 4th of July Parade is set for Saturday, July 4th at 11 am (NOTE TIME CHANGE--due to scheduled flyover!) Let's show our support for our military service members and their families by first--attending, and second--dressing in red/white/blue and carrying signs and banners! The theme of our entry is:
A Solid Foundation for Our Freedom: The US Military

Betsy wanted me to pass this information about phone cards on:
Here is the best place to buy international phone cards (they also work for the States): https://thor.aafes.com/scs/default.aspx

Birthday Wishes:
Please send your wished for a Happy Birthday (July 15) to:
Jeremy Mullins
D Co 2-12 RCP8
FOB Abad
APO AE 09354

I will pass info on to you about these events as soon as I receive it!
PLEASE plan to attend as many of these events as possible!
God Bless Our Troops and their families back home!
Nancy Peabody

Updates

Happy Flag Day!!! I hope you all remembered to fly your flags high and proud! Did you know that Flag Day commemorates the day in 1777 when the United States adopted the red, white and blue flag of our country? The first Flag Day was proposed on June 14, 1861, in Hartford, Conn. A man named George Morris is credited with the idea. Pres. Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation declaring "Flag Day" in 1916. (I got that info from the Sunday comics!)

Reminders--Our weekly walk this week is scheduled for Monday at 7 pm at Greenhill Cemetery. Each week we will have a different location to meet for our walk. I hope you get a chance to join us! We also do a lot of talking--it's great therapy!!

"Relay For Life" is June 19th and 20th. Contact Kim Johnson at kimberly1055@sbcglobal.net for more information!

The Candlelight Ceremony, in conjunction with the Limestone Heritage Festival, is scheduled for Sunday, June 28th at 9 pm. Please plan to attend to honor our military--past and present. Let's show Lawrence County that we truly "support our troops"! Our guest speaker this year is Deborah Wheelock. She and her son, Jordan, were serving in Iraq at the same time! You can show Deborah, and the many others who have served or are now serving, your appreciation by your attendance that evening!

The 4th of July Parade is set for Saturday, July 4th (sorta makes sense doesn't it??). Let's have so many people there walking (or riding) dressed in red/white/blue that our Unit takes an hour to pass by!!! Let's show our support for our military service members and their families back home. The theme of the parade this year has to do with limestone--a strong foundation. Betsy came up with an excellent theme for our entry:
A Solid Foundation for Our Freedom: The US Military
I'll pass on additional details as I receive them! but PLEASE plan to participate!!!


God Bless Our Troops and their families back home!
Hope to see you soon!
Nancy Peabody

Updates

At last night's meeting, we discussed "Relay for Life" bake sale, "Relay for Life", Candlelight Ceremony, and the 4th of July Parade, among other topics, and I wanted to share with you some of the information discussed:

If you can help at the Relay Bake Sale, please go to KMart on Friday and/or Saturday morning at 10 am to volunteer to man the table.

If you would like to volunteer to work the Relay Car Wash, please go to KMart on Saturday at 10 am--dress prepared to get wet!!

If you would like to donate baked goods, either drop them off (prepackaged) at the Red Cross office on Thursday, or bring them to KMart on Friday!

"Relay For Life" is June 19th and 20th. Opening Ceremonies are June 19th at 6 pm. Please plan to attend and participate at the Parkview track. Contact Kim Johnson at kimberly1055@sbcglobal.net to volunteer or if you have any questions! Our group's theme this year is M*A*S*H!!

The Candlelight Ceremony, in conjunction with the Limestone Heritage Festival, is scheduled for Sunday, June 28th at 9 pm. Please plan to attend to honor our military--past and present. Let's put our actions where our mouths are, let's show Bedford and Lawrence County that we truly "support our troops"!!!!! Let's show up en masse!!!! Let's see to it that there are so many people on the Courthouse Square that parking is a problem, and we need local policemen for crowd control!!! In order to ensure that--we need you!!!

Also--the same applies for the 4th of July Parade--noon on July 4th! Let's have so many people there walking (or riding) dressed in red/white/blue that our Unit takes 15 minutes to pass by!!! Let's show our support for our military service members and their families back home!!! The theme of the parade this year has to do with limestone--a strong foundation. Betsy came up with an excellent theme for our entry:

A Solid Foundation for Our Freedom: The US Military

Please plan on participating in any or all of the activities scheduled! I'll send updates with more details as we get them, but please email if you have any questions or concerns!!
God Bless Our Troops and their families back home!
Hope to see you soon!!!
Nancy Peabody

Weekly Updates

Greetings! We are entering a busy season for HHAFFA, so get ready!!!

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--REMINDER: Quarterly Meeting is Tuesday, June 9th at 6 pm in the HHAFFA Office (620 H St--park in the back, enter in the back, first office on the right). Please plan to attend, so we can discuss upcoming events and discuss concerns!
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--We are entered in the 4th of July Parade. It would be wonderful to have many, many people riding and walking with the HHAFFA unit, wearing red, white and blue, carrying signs in support of our troops, pushing decorated baby strollers, waving flags . . . Please plan to participate!! Along with that--George and Lisa Sallade need help decorating the float. If you can be of assistance, please call them at 275-7720 to offer your assistance.

--We have scheduled the Candlelight Ceremony for Sunday, June 28th to honor our military personnel. Please plan to attend to help honor those young men and women!

--We will meet on Monday, June 8th at 6 pm at the Thornton Pavilion for our weekly walk. After that, we will meet at 7 pm, but at different locations throughout the county. I will let you know in each newsletter where we will be meeting the following week for our walk!

--Thanks to all who sent Sgt Thornhill a birthday card! Keep him in your prayers and send him a note occasionally! We just observed the 65th anniversary of D-Day, where many young men sacrificed for our freedoms. Don't forget the many who are still doing that today! Tell a service member how much his/her service is appreciated!

--Don't forget Flag Day on June 14th! It would be a beautiful sight to see an American flag hanging from the front porch of every home in Lawrence County!!

--A message from Kim Johnson:


Hello,
I have it set up where we can have our bake sale, next week, Friday the 12th, and Saturday the 13th at K-mart. I thought we should start at 10:00, and stay till it slows down, or we sell out. Also, I have it set up where we can do a car wash at K-Mart too. They won't have the water turned on for us till 10:00. That is set for Saturday. The bake sale is Friday, and Saturday, the car was is Saturday only! I need all the volunteers I can get. And we need young people to help with the car wash! We also need to make signs.

My phone number is 275-0246. My cell is 583-4736

Please pass this along,

Thanks, and God Bless!
Kim Please call Kim if you can bake goodies, help with the bake sale or help with the car wash!!!

Announcements:

The Vet-to-Vet organization is a VA approved peer support group for veterans who are having troubles adjusting after deployment.

Effective immediately Vet to Vet Bloomington will be meeting at a new location at a new time. VFW Post 604 (At this time the sign in front reads Mahony Homes)2404 Industrial Park DriveBloomington, Indiana 47404Monday nights - 7 PM The Post is not open for business and will not be for a few months however there is meeting space available. Once the post is open Cathi Johnson, Post Commander and New Vet to Vet Peer Facilitator has assured vet to vet Bloomington she can meet our requirements of having the meeting there without veterans passing through the bar and provide separate restroom facilities for the vet to vet meeting attendee's. We now have a home and a place to keep our materials for meetings without carrying them around and passing books back and forth among us. I am excited about this new change and hopeful the exposure to more veterans, word of mouth, and acceptance will increase attendance.

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Please plan to attend the Quarterly Meeting on Tuesday!
Hope to see you soon!
God Bless Our Troops and their families back home!
Nancy Peabody

Weekly Updates

Another beautiful weekend! We have been blessed with rain, and we have also been blessed with beautiful days like today! I hope you had the opportunity to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather! Too soon, we will be complaining about the heat and humidity!!!

Reminders:--Our weekly walk is scheduled for Mondays at 6 pm. We meet at the Thornton Park Pavilion and walk approximately 3 miles (more or less--whatever you feel like doing!). We also do a lot of talking, socializing and catching up! This is a wonderful opportunity to share your concerns and news with other mothers and family members of military personnel.

--Kim Johnson wants me to remind everyone that "Relay For Life" is fast approaching. She would like "HHAFFA Hoofers" to join her every Monday at the weekly walk to discuss planned activities for the event! Contact Kim at kimberly1055@sbcglobal.net if you have any questions!

--QUARTERLY MEETING!!! It is important for anyone and everyone who is interested in the future of HHAFFA to attend our quarterly meeting to be held on Tuesday, June 9th at the HHAFFA office (620 H St)--that's TUESDAY, JUNE 9th at 6 pm at 620 H St. Park in the back, come in the back door, first room on the right! Bring yourself, your friends and family, and your ideas of where you would like to see HHAFFA in the future and where HHAFFA can help now! We need people to volunteer and participate in our activities in order for HHAFFA to survive!!! -

-Some upcoming activities include: the Candlelight Ceremony (to honor those serving in our military) and the Fourth of July Parade (where we will have a float and walkers)!!! We will discuss these activities (and others) at the Quarterly Meeting (Did I mention it will be held on Tuesday, June 9th at 6 pm in the HHAFFA office--620 H St??). Information you might find interesting:

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--Fly your flag and urge your family members and your employer and community members to fly their flags through Flag Day (June 14th!!!)

--Servicemembers and their Families have a new resource to turn to for help. AfterDeployment.org is a congressionally mandated pilot program that is designed for active duty, veterans, National Guard and Reserve Soldiers and their Families. AfterDeployment.org addresses the post-deployment psychological health issues of warriors and their families.

Please plan to attend the Quarterly Meeting and other activities planned through HHAFFA!

Hope to see you very soon!!!
God Bless Our Troops and their families back home!
Nancy Peabody